The framework can provide an umbrella that the CRPs feed into
Technical input is necessary within/outside of the CRPs
There should be an international dimension, but we should also
Quantify regional impacts
Develop a more regionally inclusive component
Africa Rising given as an example (5 yr USAID program - feed the future)
Connected to ILRI in Ethiopian Highlands
It should blend with NBC well
Suitable with CPR 1.1 and 1.2
Institutionalizing platforms at a higher level
Donors and governments
Multi-sectoral
Donor groups may require government support for platform
Perhaps we should focus on this and no on the CRPs
Important to remember the following
Nile Basin is a highly politicized region
There is huge economic interest
Must create a platform that accommodates different groups and incorporates continued research
Group 2:
This group presented two different but related visions
Vision 1
For NRM to function resilience, equity, and ecosystems must all be managed by a community led effort
Innovation platform help make this possible
A understanding of different driver is essential
Multi-scale is best
But it makes it difficult to unite with any one CRP
Framed around ecosystem services and integration of water usage and systems
Vision 2
Vision 2 requires the components of vision 1
Shift focus to drivers
Population
Climate change
The transboundary political economy is very important
Need more on strategies
Kept coming back to basin SRP but we should be more visionary
Group 3:
Began with the question “what’s the point?”
Answer: to improve livelihoods
At this point we don’t know how research affects livelihoods
All other research fits into livelihoods agenda
Livelihoods has been the central driver from the beginning
It should not be tacked on or viewed as secondary
Understanding livelihoods requires a new research strategy
Stakeholder-driven, participatory approach can be very piece-meal
An important question is...at what level do we address livelihoods
Household
Community
Individual
Basin
The termite project was given as an example
Community identified
Tied to livelihoods
Room for improvement
The termite project shows that issues related to livelihoods can be viewed through other lenses (livestock, water management, fodder, etc...)
The lessons learned from the termite project are a good starting point from which the future of the program can be driven
Must be participatory, consultative, and adaptive
Identify and adapt more quickly
Need a better mechanism for how to make research and projects more adaptive from beginning
Feedback is important - what we learn generates something relevant
Group three focused more on design strategy than vision - they began their discussion with issues around the different CRPs (poverty, land degradation, and livelihood)
A hypothetical was proposed...”assuming there is a change”
How is the research relevant/adaptive?
Systems are dynamic so economic analysis is necessary
How does this research contribute to economic development
Some questions
What is the scale?
Institutional arrangement?
The answer is best found in the CRPs
Institutional change should be worked into framework from beginning
Still talking about landscape as the best scale
IPs at different levels
Adaptive decision making
How to make ecological and economic compatible
What are the expected changes 10 or 20 years from now?
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Group 2:
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